State of Maharashtra through State Excise Department Murud vs Sita Balaram Waghmare Advocate - Sanap S.P. — 290/2022

Case Summary The Roha Judicial Magistrate acquitted the accused of liquor possession charges under Section 65(E) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act 1949 by stopping proceedings under Section 258 of the CrPC 1973. The court found that despite 3 years and 7 months passing since the charge-sheet was filed, the prosecution failed to submit the mandatory chemical analysis report proving the liquor's nature, making conviction impossible and rendering further proceedings purposeless. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.